Journal profile · Surgery
American Journal of Transplantation
ISSN 1600-6135 · eISSN 1600-6143 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · DENMARK · Monthly · Founded 2001
American Journal of Transplantation: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.95; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,300; median 133 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 3,110 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Transplantation is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes and Organ Donation and Transplantation, together about 49.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Official Journal of American Society of Transplantation and American Society of Transplant SurgeonsAmerican Journal of Transplantation (AJT) serves as a forum for discovery and debate, an agent of change, and a major platform to promote understanding, improve results, and advance science in the highly dynamic field of transplantation. Published monthly, AJT is an essential resource for researchers and clinicians around the world.As the leading journal in transplantation, AJT publishes research in the format of original articles and brief communications, along with case reports, critical reviews, recommendation, consensus, or guideline documents, meeting reports, and letters to the editor. AJT covers all major subject areas in transplantation, but focuses on:Abdominal (kidney, liver, pancreas, and small intestine), thoracic (heart, lung), islet, and vascularized composite allotransplantationAllograft survival and prevention of allograft dysfunction and failureOrgan and tissue donation and preservationIschemia reperfusion injury (in transplant models)Transplant immunobiologyHistocompatibilityDrugs and pharmacology Ethical and social issuesTransplant health policy
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Sandy FengPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 87, Australia 9, Canada 8, United Kingdom 4, France 3 (135 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine21.2%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine16.9%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine11.6%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine8.8%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine6.5%
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology3.2%
- Renal and Vascular PathologiesMedicine3.1%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 7.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 168LetPub ·
- h-index
- 264OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,189OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 239LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,802 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,613 | 411 | 204 |
| 2025 | 3,110 | 2,982 | 2,222 |
| 2024 | 360 | 358 | 3,379 |
| 2023 | 385 | 384 | 5,947 |
| 2022 | 331 | 316 | 7,820 |
| 2021 | 499 | 441 | 11,741 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 182 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (837 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 105 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,300 / EUR 3,920 / GBP 3,440 / JPY 507,310 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 115 / USD 635 / USD 200 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 115
- Submission fee
- USD 50
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- ajt insightAJT inSight 1200 200 15 6Length not stated
- author's replyAuthor's Reply 500 N/A 5 1Length not stated
- book reviewBook review 650 N/A 5 0Length not stated
- brief communicationBrief communication 3000 200 50 N/ALength not stated
- case reportCase report 1200 200 15 2Length not stated
- editorialPlease review the specific description of each manuscript type.Type of submissionText word limit*Abstract word limitReference limitFigure limitAJT inSight120020…Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the Editor 500 N/A 5 1Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor are appropriate to convey thoughts about and/or publicly question recently published material or current events. Letters to the Editor are…Length not stated
- meeting reportMeeting report 3000 200 50 3Length not stated
- minireviewMinireview 3000 200 50 3Length not stated
- original articleOriginal articles should be original factual observations important to the practice of transplantation or its related science that have been rigorously tested u…Length not stated
- personal viewpointPersonal viewpoint 3000 200 30 3Length not stated
- reviewPlease review the specific description of each manuscript type.Type of submissionText word limit*Abstract word limitReference limitFigure limitAJT inSight120020…main text ≤ 4,500 words
- special articleSpecial article 3000 200 30 3Length not stated
- state-of-the-art-reviewState-of-the-Art-review 6000 200 N/A N/ALength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
The below guidance only refers to the editing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyze and draw insights from data as part of the research process.Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the editing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language. Applying the technology should be done with human ov…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Authors should be limited to those individuals who contributed in an important manner to the study design, data collection and analysis, or writing of the paper. Authorship should adhere to the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), found at http://icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure
Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest as well as the involvement of a commercial organization in manuscript preparation or funding. AJT defines a conflict of interest as a financial interest that may affect, or appear to affect, the presentation or content of a publication, thus calling into question its credibility or importance. Financial interests may include, but are not limited to, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
All article types - except Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Book reviews, Viewpoints - are required to have a data availability statement, even if no data is available. Include a page in your manuscript that lists every figure and its title and description. Number figures according to their order of appearance in the text. Figure legends should allow interpretation of the figures without referen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Page charges: first six pages free; each additional page $115 USD for members and non-members; invited papers exempt. Model summary
Please visit our Open Access page from the Journal Homepage for more information. To learn whether your institution participates in a transformative agreement, please visit: https://www.elsevier.com/open-access/agreements/region.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
AJT recognizes the importance of preprint servers in fostering early dissemination of scientific research. AJT permits authors to post their research articles to preprint servers prior to submission or acceptance by the journal so long as authors meet the following requirements:Authors may post their manuscript to a preprint server at any stage prior to submission to AJT.The preprint must be clear…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Embargo policy
For manuscripts considered to be in press or approved for publication, the public release of information should not precede the actual publication of the work. The publication date is defined as the date the paper is posted full-text online. This embargo policy protects the peer review process and the newsworthiness of the scientific content of published articles, and it minimizes the chance for t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Sex and Gender: Authors should ensure correct use of the terms sex (i.e. biological factors) and gender (identity, psychosocial, or cultural factors). Report the sex and/or gender of study participants, the sex of animals or cells, and describe the methods used to determine sex and gender. If only one sex and/or gender is included in the study, the authors are strongly encouraged to provide writte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1600-6135
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-6143
- Society / sponsor
- American Society of Transplantation and American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Transplantation
What CAS zone is American Journal of Transplantation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Transplantation is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Surgery / Transplantation; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Transplantation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.95; CiteScore 14.4, h-index 264.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Transplantation?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 71–182 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of American Journal of Transplantation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of American Journal of Transplantation based?
Of the 135 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (87), Australia (9) and Canada (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index American Journal of Transplantation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Transplantation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Transplantation open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Transplantation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .